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NewsEven if health reform passes, state resistance awaits
If I were President Obama, I'd probably be banging my head against the White House walls until it bled by this point--even if the Massachusetts election had gone well. But now, if possible, things Read more...
Republican victory in Mass. threatens health reform plans
After watching many months of the health reform vehicle hugging twisty roads over steep mountains, nearly tipping over the edge on countless occasions, one could be forgiven for thinking that we'd Read more...
Nail-biter Mass. Senate race will influence reform outcome
It's down to the wire, and it's still not clear whether Senate Democratic candidate Martha Coakley or Republican candidate Scott Brown will take the seat vacated by the late Sen. Ted Kennedy. The Read more...
Ted Kennedy: Healthcare's lion fought many battles
I always felt a special affection for Sen. Ted Kennedy, growing up as I did as a half-Irish kid in the suburbs of Boston. One thing you could always say about the late Sen. Kennedy was that he was an Read more...
AHIP opposes creation of government health plan to rival private insurers
According to a new Wall Street Journal poll, 38.7 percent of respondents believe that Congress should create a government-run health plan to compete with private insurers, while 52.9 percent said "no Read more...
Congress passes mental health parity measure
After years of skirmishing and compromise, Congress has finally passed a mental health parity bill. The bill, as approved by both houses, would prohibit employers offering mental health coverage from Read more...
Health consultants fill primary care void for wealthy patients
It's no secret that there is a serious shortage of primary care physicians in the United States. To capitalize on the need, a new kind of health adviser has entered the market in recent years to fill Read more...
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